Town Centre meeting set

CONCORD -- Supervisors will hold a special meeting at 7 p.m. on Jan. 29 to discuss the undeveloped parcel adjacent to the Concordville Town Centre, Baltimore Pike and Route 322. The 30-acre tract bordering the Conchester Highway and Spring Valley Road is zoned Residential, with slivers zoned Planned Industrial Park.

Brandolini Companies, which owns the town center, proposed integrating the land into the shopping area with the construction of four retail stores along Spring Valley Road and a bank facing Route 322. The applicant challenged the validity of the township ordinance and zoning map and requested adoption of a curative amendment to rezone the lots to Planned Industrial Park, similar to the town center.

Following four hearings in 2010 and 2011, the supervisors voted unanimously to deny the challenge. The decision was appealed by the applicant in the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas, where it is on hold while the board considers a settlement proposal. The offer, which has been reviewed by the planning commission and township consultants, will be the subject of the special session.